ENGG2310A (Fall 2018)

Problem 1-1
Consider the periodic square wave x(t) as shown below. Determine the complex exponential
Fourier series of x(t).
x(t)

-To -To/2 0 To/2 To 2To t

Hence, determine the complex exponential Fourier series of y(t).

y(t)

-To - To/2 0 To/2 To 2To

t

-A
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Problem 1-2
Find the exponential Fourier series coefficients for the following periodic signal x(t):
1 1 1
x(t )  1  cos  2 t   cos  4 t   cos  6 t 
2 3 4

Problem 1-3
 
Prove the Fourier Transform Pair:   (t  nT )     (  n )
n 
o o
n 
o

(That is, a periodic train of delta function (impulses) in time domain has its Fourier
Transform in form of a periodic train of delta function (impulses) in frequency
domain)


Hint: Express   (t  nT )
n 
o in Fourier Series representation first and apply Fourier

Transform.
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Problem 1-4
Obtain the Fourier Series expression of the following periodic signal r(t) in
exponential form
r(t)
+2

… …
-3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5 time (t)

-2
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Problem 1-5
Find the Fourier transform of the signal x(t) =e-a|t| , where a>0. Hence determine the
1
Fourier transform of another signal y (t )  . (Hint: you may use the duality
a  t2
2

property of Fourier transform)

Problem 1-6
1 for t  0
Given that a unit step function has the following form: u (t )  
0 for t  0
Express the following signal in terms on unit step function.
x(t)

-1 0 1 2 3 t

Given that the Fourier transform of u(t) is [j determine the Fourier
transform of x(t).
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Problem 1-7
The following figure shows the time waveform of g(t) and it is given that the Fourier
transform of g(t) is G that is, g(t)  G(). g(t)
1

-1 0 1 time (t)

(a) Write down the time-domain expression for each of the following functions, a(t),
b(t), c(t) and d(t), in terms of g(t), respectively.
(b) Write down the Fourier transforms, A(), B(), C() and D() of the respective
functions, a(t), b(t), c(t) and d(t), in terms of G().
a(t) b(t)
1 1

-1 0 1 time (t) -1 0 1 time (t)

c(t) d(t)
1 1

0.5

0 1 2 time (t) -1 0.5 0 0.5 1 time (t)

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Problem 1-8
(a) Determine the convolution of A(t) and B(t), i.e. A(t)*B(t).

(b) Find the convolution output of the following signals, r(t) and s(t), i.e. r(t) * s(t).
r(t) s(t)
2 2
1 1

-2 -1 0 1 2 time (t) -2 -1 0 1 2 time (t)

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Problem 1-9
Find the convolution output, s(t), of the following signals, x(t) and y(t), i.e. s(t)=
x(t)y(t), using graphical method.

x(t) y(t)
2 2

1 1

-2 -1 0 1 2 time (t) -2 -1 0 1 2 3 time (t)

ENGG2310A (Fall 2018)
Problem 1-10
A linear time-invariant (LTI) system has its response described by the following
differential equation:
dy (t )
 2 y (t )  4 x (t )
dt
where x(t) is the input function and y(t) is the output function.
(a) Determine the transfer function H() of the system.
(b) Suppose the power spectral density of x(t), Sx() =1/ , find the average power of
the output function y(t).

Problem 1-11
A linear time-invariant system has its response described by the following differential
equation:
d 2 y (t ) dy (t ) dx(t )
2
5  13 x(t )  5  6 y (t )
dt dt dt
where x(t) is the input function and y(t) is the output function.

(c) Determine the transfer function H() of the system.

(d) Determine the impulse response h(t) of the system.
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Problem 1-12
(a) Determine the exponential Fourier series for the periodic waveform f(t) shown in
the following figure.
f(t)
T/2
1/2
2
1

t
-2T -T -T/2 0 T/2 T 2T
(Hint: You can consider the waveform as the sum of a rectangular pulse train and a
triangular pulse train)

(b) Suppose the waveform f(t) is applied to the input of a system with the following
frequency response:
H()
1

-3/T 3/T 
Find the output g(t) of the system. Sketch the corresponding spectral density.

(c) Find the average output power of g(t).

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Problem 1-13
Determine the auto-correlation of f(t). f(t)
3
2
1

-1 0 1 2 3 4 5 t
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Problem 1-14
Consider: f (t )  x(t )  m1 , g (t )  y (t )  m2 where x(t) and y(t) are functions with
zero average value. Prove that the average value of the cross-correlation function Rfg()
is R fg ( )  m1m2 .

Problem 1-15
In a binary communication channel, either 0 or 1 is transmitted. Due to channel
noise, a 0 can be received as a 1 and vice versa. Given that the probability of sending
a 0 is 0.5; the probability of detecting a 1 when a 0 is sent is 0.6; the probability of
detecting a 0 when a 1 is sent is 0.2.
(a) Find the probabilities of detecting a 0; and detecting a 1, at the receiver.
(b) Calculate the probability of detection error Pe at the receiver.
(i.e., a sent 0 is misinterpreted as 1 at the receiver and vice versa.)
(c) Using Poisson approximation, determine the probability of more than two errors
in 12 received digits.